This will provide you with a basic roadmap to library resources – and put you in the driver’s seat. Learn how to: find your way around the library website; start your search with subject guides and research strategies; access and use OMNI and databases to find the sources you need for your essays and assignments; evaluate different sources and understand different formats; and ask for help when you need it. If you’re just getting started with library research – or maybe don’t know where to start – this workshop is for you.

Information and registration link:��.

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Healthy Matters
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Founders Assembly Hall, Founders College

RSVP: https://ore.research.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=126

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Presentation will provide an overview of the changes to the Research Ethics Protocol and will have a Q and A about any questions researchers may have.

Schedule:

Jan 18th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626
Feb 15th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626
Mar 15th, 2017, 11:30 am -12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626
Apr 18th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626
May 16th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626

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Faculty are asked to watch for particularly strong research and creative art projects, and to encourage the students responsible to apply to the��fourth annual Undergraduate Research Fair, being held Wednesday, Feb. 24. It will take place in the Scott Library Collaboratory from 11am to 1:30pm.

The event is jointly sponsored by 91��ɫ Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. It honours undergraduate student researchers and provides them with the opportunity to share their work. Those selected will be asked to design a poster and present the results of their research to the 91��ɫ community in a friendly, cross-curricular environment.

Students wishing to present a poster can apply by submitting a graded, research-based project or honours thesis that was prepared between January and December 2015, along with a 250-word abstract.

A workshop on designing and presenting a poster will be offered to participating students, and the 91��ɫ Libraries will arrange to print the posters at no cost to the participants.

New this year, undergraduate students who have created a piece of artwork for a 2015 91��ɫ credit course may apply to have their work displayed in an Art Walk in Scott Library during the fair. One art submission will be chosen to grace the cover of 91��ɫ's newest e-journal,����(York��Online��Undergraduate��Research), associated with the Undergraduate Research Fair.

Monetary prizes of $200, $500 and $600 will be awarded to poster session presenters deemed to have the best lower-year project, best upper-year project, best honours thesis and best poster presentation. In addition, the Libraries offer an Information Literacy Award of $600 to the researcher who develops and explains his or her information research strategies best. In addition, fair attendees will select a People’s Choice winner. Every student presenter will receive an invitation to submit an article on his or her project, to be considered for publication in��.

Last year’s Undergraduate Research Fair drew a large audience of students, faculty and administrators from across the 91��ɫ community, as well as friends and family of student presenters. The 2016 fair welcomes applicants from all 91��ɫ Faculties, including Glendon College.

The fair offers an opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in several components of the cycle of knowledge production and dissemination.

For more information about the fair, participant eligibility and how to apply to present a poster or display artwork, visit the�� website.

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Jointly sponsored by 91��ɫ Libraries and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, the multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Fair honours undergraduate student researchers and provides students with the opportunity to share their work by designing a poster and presenting the results of their research to the 91��ɫ community in a friendly, cross-curricular environment. Fair applications are due by Jan. 21, 2016, but students are encouraged to apply now. Students wishing to present a poster can apply by submitting a graded, research-based project or honours thesis that was prepared between January and December 2015, along with a 250-word abstract. A workshop on designing and presenting a poster will be offered to participating students, and the University Libraries will arrange to print the posters at no cost to the participants.

It was standing room only at the 2015 Undergraduate Research Fair

New this year, undergraduate students who have created a piece of artwork for a 2015 91��ɫ credit course may apply to have their work displayed in an Art Walk in Scott Library during the fair. One artwork submission will be chosen to grace the cover of 91��ɫ's newest e-journal, (York Online Undergraduate Research), associated with the Undergraduate Research Fair.

Monetary prizes of $200, $500 and $600 will be awarded to poster session presenters deemed to have the best lower-year project, best upper-year project, best honours thesis and best poster presentation. In addition, the��University��Libraries offer an Information Literacy Award of $600 to the researcher who develops and explains his or her information research strategies best. In addition, fair attendees will select a People’s Choice winner. All student presenters will receive an invitation to submit an article on their project, to be considered for publication in��.

Last year’s Undergraduate Research Fair drew a large audience of students, faculty and administrators from across the 91��ɫ community, as well as friends and family of student presenters. The 2016 fair welcomes applicants from all 91��ɫ Faculties, including Glendon College.

The fair offers an opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in several components of the cycle of knowledge production and dissemination.

For more information about the Undergraduate Research Fair, participant eligibility and how to apply to present a poster or display artwork, visit the website.

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The purpose of the Open Forum is to provide feedback to the 91��ɫ community regarding the community consultations and discussions over the past few months, with respect to the development of PIER.

“The community consultations have been extremely valuable for gaining feedback about the goals, values and objectives that will help shape the continued progress of 91��ɫ towards becoming recognized as a comprehensive, research-intensive institution and we greatly appreciate the feedback we have received from the 91��ɫ community,” said Haché.�� “The development of 91��ɫ’s Plan for the Intensification & Enhancement of Research will help achieve the university’s vision in further advancing excellence in research and scholarship.”

The Open Forum will also provide an opportunity for members of the 91��ɫ community to ask questions and provide additional feedback on the development of the PIER and the ongoing consultations. All 91��ɫ students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Community members interested in attending the PIER Open Forum are asked to��.

For more information about the community consultations, visit the .

For more University news, photos and videos, visit the homepage.

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The draft report of the Task Force on Sustainability Research highlights the suggestions and recommendations for the continued development of structures to support, integrate, cultivate and publicize 91��ɫ's sustainability research. Each session will include an overview and summary of the report/recommendations followed by an open discussion. 91��ɫ community members in attendance to ask questions and provide feedback on the draft report.

Jennifer Foster

“An important part of this process is inviting members of the 91��ɫ community to provide feedback on the draft report, in preparation for the final report and recommendations,” said Foster. “Community feedback is essential to advancing 91��ɫ's sustainability research strategy, and we have planned a series of open forums where students, staff and faculty can share their feedback in person,” she added.

The open forums will be held on the following dates:

• May 4: 91��ɫ student forum, from 12 to 1pm
• May 8: 91��ɫ community forum, from 2 to 3:30pm
• May 13: 91��ɫ community forum, from 2 to 3:30pm

These events will take place in Senate Chamber, 940N, Ross Building.

Alternatively members of the 91��ɫ community may provide written feedback by visiting the website. Feedback is required by May 15.

For a complete list of the report’s recommendations, view the .

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Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School’s impressive record of scholarship will be showcased at the 2014 Osgoode Research Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 1.��Lunch will be provided. RSVP by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at��. Use the event code: CELEBRATION.

The event, which is part of the Osgoode@125 celebrations marking the 125th anniversary this year of the law school’s founding in 1889, will feature opening remarks by Osgoode Dean Lorne Sossin and Robert Haché, vice-president research and�� innovation, three panel discussions with Osgoode faculty, and the official launch of the , the school’s new open-access institutional repository.

Osgoode has become the first law school in Canada to provide free online access to its legal scholarship. “The Osgoode Digital Commons is part of the law school’s commitment to better preserve, organize and disseminate research — from research articles published by Osgoode faculty to guest lectures, conference proceedings, theses, even videos and photo galleries,” says Osgoode’s Chief Law Librarian Louis Mirando, who has spearheaded the Digital Commons project and will speak at the event.

The Osgoode Research Celebration – organized by the school’s research office under the direction of Professor Carys Craig, associate dean, research and institutional relations – is an annual event that draws attention to Osgoode as a hub of intellectual activity. The theme of this year’s celebration is "Forging a Just and Sustainable World."

“We are extremely proud of our talented and hard-working faculty and graduate students with their ambitious and ground-breaking research agendas,” says Craig. “This is a terrific occasion for us to recognize their efforts and celebrate their accomplishments. It is also a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase and share the results of Osgoode research with colleagues and students across the University and beyond. Our rapid-fire panel presentations will focus on strategies for the dissemination and mobilization of knowledge in furtherance of a just and sustainable world, which reflects Osgoode’s commitment to producing research that makes a difference.”

Haché says the University is “delighted to celebrate Osgoode Hall Law School’s 125th anniversary – an incredible accomplishment and growing testament to its strengths and successes in education, research and training, global outreach and community engagement in the legal profession.”

He notes that the Osgoode Research Celebration’s theme, Forging a Just and Sustainable World, is “one of the six comprehensive research strengths referenced in the Strategic Research Plan. We invite the 91��ɫ community to join us for this celebration.”

The Osgoode Research Celebration will take place on Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:30pm in Room 2027 of Osgoode Hall Law School's Ignat Kaneff Building.

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The winners of the annual awards will be announced prior to the Canada Prizes ceremony on May 7, from 4:30 to 5:30pm, at the Centre of Excellence for French-language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education at 91��ɫ’s Glendon campus. The ceremony will be followed by a reception. The selection of Glendon as the site for the ceremony is the result of a new partnership with the Federation for the Humanities & Social Sciences and 91��ɫ. Members of the 91��ɫ community are invited to attend the Canada Prizes ceremony, RSVP online��(Event Code: 882)��by May 5.

Lisa Philipps

“Glendon was identified as an ideal location to host this national event in light of its bilingual mandate and its unique focus on education in the humanities and social sciences. We are really excited to be working with the federation to celebrate the excellence of Canadian scholarship in these disciplines,” said Lisa Philipps, AVP research and a member of the federation’s board.

The Canada Prizes are adjudicated by a group of leading academics and public intellectuals, as exemplified by this year’s distinguished jury panel, which includes previous winners of the award.�� Michael Adams, CEO of Environics and a juror for this year’s Canada Prize in the Social Sciences, will give keynote remarks at the event.

This year, Wilderness and Waterpower: How Banff National Park Became a Hydroelectric Storage Reservoir (2013, University of Calgary Press) authored 91��ɫ Professor Emeritus of History Christopher Armstrong with 91��ɫ Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of History Viv H. Nelles, and Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade (2013, University of Toronto Press) by 91��ɫ alumnus Dimitry Anastakis (MA ’95, PhD ’02), are in the running for a Canada Prize.

Wilderness and Waterpower: How Banff National Park Became a Hydroelectric Storage Reservoir explores how the need for electricity at the turn of the century affected and shaped Banff National Park. It tells the story of Alberta's early need for electricity, entrepreneurial greed, debates over Aboriginal ownership of the river, moving park boundaries to accommodate hydro-electric initiatives, the importance of water for tourism, rural electrification, and the ultimate diversion to coal-produced electricity. It is also a lively national story, involving the irrepressible and impetuous Max Aitkin (later Lord Beaverbook), R.B. Bennett (local legal advisor and later prime minister), and a series of local politicians and bureaucrats whose contributions confuse and conflate issues along the way. (Source: University of Calgary Press)

Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry from OPEC to Free Trade��provides the first detailed examination of the Canadian auto industry, the country’s most important economic sector, in the post-war period. In his book, Anastakis, who is professor of history at Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., chronicles the industry’s evolution from the 1973 OPEC embargo to the 1989 Canada–US Free Trade Agreement and looks at its effects on public policy, diplomacy, business enterprise, workers, consumers, and firms. Using an immense array of archival sources, and interviews with some of the key actors in the events, Anastakis examines important topics in recent auto industry and Canadian business and economic history.

Awarded annually by the Federation, the celebrate the best Canadian scholarly books—not simply within a single academic discipline, but across all the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The prizes are awarded to books that make an exceptional contribution to scholarship, are engagingly written, and enrich the social, cultural and intellectual life of Canada.

To learn more about the other books short listed for the prizes, visit the website.

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